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Campus800 Manchester AvenueMedia, PA 19063-4098(610) 892-1500www.pit.eduCATALOG OF COURSES2021 – 2022TABLE OF CONTENTSPA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20221

REVISED MAY 1, 2021ContentsACADEMIC CALENDARS 2021 - 2022 . 4ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS . 7IMPORTANT NOTICE – Rights Reserved . 7A BRIEF HISTORY OF P.I. T . 8A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT . 10MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS . 11THE COLLEGE SEAL . 12DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED . 13ADMISSIONS . 14TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER EXPENSES . 15TUITION AND FEES PAYMENT POLICY . 15WITHDRAWAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHARGES . 16FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION. 17COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY (SAP) . 22SCHOLARSHIPS. 26VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS . 31STUDENT AFFAIRS INFORMATION . 32COLLEGE POLICIES . 37STUDENT RECORDS . 39GRADING SYSTEM . 41GRADUATION . 43ACADEMIC INFORMATION. 46COLLEGE COMPETENCIES . 48REGISTRATION AND COURSE CREDITS . 49ACCREDITATION, APPROVALS, AND MEMBERSHIPS . 55AUTHORIZED TRAINING AND TESTING SITES . 56BOARD OF TRUSTEES . 57COLLEGE PERSONNEL . 58IMPORTANT COLLEGE NUMBERS . 62DIRECTIONS TO P.I.T. . 63PROGRAMS OF STUDY . 64GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS . 65BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS . 68GENERAL STUDIES BACHELOR OF ARTS. 68RN TO BSN . 71ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS . 76ALLIED HEALTH (AHT). 76ALLIED HEALTH – PRE-NURSING (AHTPRN) . 79PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20222

ALLIED HEALTH – CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (AHTCMA/EXTERNSHIP). 82ALLIED HEALTH – NURSING (AHTPN) . 84BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BEH) . 86CANNABIS STUDIES BUSINESS (CAB) . 89CANNABIS STUDIES HEALTH (CAT) . 92CANNABIS STUDIES HORTICULTURE (CAH) . 95DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (DMS) . 98GENERAL STUDIES (GEN) . 101HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT (HCM) WITH CODING ACADEMY . 104HEALTH SCIENCE (HSC) . 107PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (PTA)* . 110PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES (PSY) . 112CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS . 115PRACTICAL NURSING (PN) - CERTIFICATE PROGRAM . 116CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA) . 121COURSE DESCRIPTIONS . 124COURSE DESCRIPTIONS – EXPLANATIONS and DEFINITIONS . 124PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20223

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021 - 2022Winter 2021New Student OrientationNew Year’s Day - College ClosedStartAdd/DropMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - College ClosedMid-Term ExaminationsLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsDecember 30, 2020January 1, 2021January 11, 2021January 11-15, 2021January 18, 2021February 8-12, 2021February 26, 2021March 19, 2021Mar 22 - 26, 2021Spring 2021New Student OrientationCommencementStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsMemorial Day Holiday - College ClosedLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsMarch 31, 2021April 8, 2021April 12, 2021April 12-16, 2021May 10-14, 2021May 31, 2021June 4, 2021June 18, 2021June 21-25, 2021Summer 2021New Student OrientationIndependence Day - College ClosedStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsLabor Day - College ClosedLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsJune 30, 2021July 2, 2021July 12, 2021July 12-16, 2021August 9-13, 2021September 6, 2021September 3, 2021September 17, 2021September 20-24, 2021*Dates subject to changeThe following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year'sDay, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day,Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day,Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20224

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021 - 2022Fall 2021New Student OrientationCommencementStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Thanksgiving Holiday - College ClosedClasses EndFinal ExamsSeptember 22, 2021September 30, 2021October 4, 2021October 4-8, 2021November 1-5, 2021November 24, 2021November 25-26, 2021December 10, 2021December 13-17, 2021Winter 2022New Student OrientationStartAdd/DropMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - College ClosedMid-Term ExaminationsLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsDecember 29, 2021January 10, 2022January 10-14, 2022January 17, 2022February 7-11, 2022February 25, 2022March 18, 2022March 21-25, 2022Spring 2022New Student OrientationCommencementStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsMemorial Day Holiday - College ClosedLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsMarch 30, 2022April 7, 2022April 11, 2022April 11-15, 2022May 9-13, 2022May 30, 2022June 3, 2022June 17, 2022June 20-24, 2022*Dates subject to changeThe following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year'sDay, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day,Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day,Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20225

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021 - 2022Summer 2022New Student OrientationIndependence Day - College ClosedStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsLabor Day - College ClosedLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Classes EndFinal ExamsJune 29, 2022July 4, 2022July 11, 2022July 11-15, 2022August 8-12, 2022September 5, 2022September 2, 2022September 16, 2022September 19-23, 2022Fall 2022New Student OrientationCommencementStartAdd/DropMid-Term ExaminationsLast Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W"Thanksgiving Holiday - College ClosedClasses EndFinal ExamsSeptember 21, 2022September 29, 2022October 3, 2022October 3-7, 2022October 31 - November 4, 2022November 23, 2022November 24-25, 2022December 9, 2022December 12-16, 2022*Dates subject to changeThe following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year'sDay, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day,Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day,Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20226

ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALSP.I.T. is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 287-5000. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by theU.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.P.I.T. is approved as a two-year and four-year College by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.The P.I.T. Practical Nursing (PN) program is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is accredited by theCommission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street,Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: (703) 706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website:http://www.capteonline.org.IMPORTANT NOTICE – Rights ReservedThis catalog supersedes previous catalogs. The information contained in this catalog is for informationpurposes only and does not constitute a contract P.I.T. (or “the College”) reserves the right to makechanges in the policies, programs, calendar, academic schedule, course content, admissions, certificate,and associate degree requirements, tuition, fees, regulations, course offerings, other academic activities,and any other information contained in this catalog at any time without prior notice, although an effort willbe made to convey such changes. While P.I.T. has attempted to ensure accurate information at the timeof printing, P.I.T. assumes no responsibility for editorial, clerical, and programming errors that may haveoccurred during the publication of this catalog.The online version of P.I.T. Catalog of Course 2020 – 2022 is available at http://www.pit.edu andhttp://my.pit.edu. The online catalog is the official catalog of P.I.T.P.I.T. reserves the right to deny the admission of, the continued enrollment of, or the readmission of anystudent when it has been deemed necessary by P.I.T. to do so in the interest of the student, or of P.I.T.,or otherwise.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20227

A BRIEF HISTORY OF P.I.T.The history of P.I.T. is defined by a long-standing commitment to student success and meeting thechanging educational needs of the Greater Philadelphia region that it serves.P.I.T. was founded in April 1953 by Walter R. Garrison, a practicing engineer. Mr. Garrison recognizedthat many of the technical positions in the industry did not require a four-year engineering degree butrather a shorter, practical, “hands-on” technical curriculum. Shortly thereafter, the first P.I.T. classesbegan in one classroom near the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. A dozen studentsattended evening classes in which they studied mathematics and technical subjects, such as aircraftstress analysis. The program of study also included engineering, which is still offered today.As enrollment grew, day classes were added, and the school relocated to several increasingly largerlocations in Upper Darby. In 1982, P.I.T. moved to its current 14-acre main campus at 800 ManchesterAvenue (near Baltimore Pike), in Media, Pennsylvania.In 1976, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDOE) authorized P.I.T. to award specializedassociate degrees in its technical programs. In 1983, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology wasaccredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accreditingagency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation.In 1987 and 1989, the PDOE authorized P.I.T. to award associate degrees in its business programs.In 1995, the PDOE authorized P.I.T. to operate as a two-year college in the Commonwealth, thusbecoming Pennsylvania’s first private, non-profit, two-year Technology College.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20228

During 2004, the college expanded its service to the community by establishing certificate programs inallied health and selected other fields. The college enabled students who did not have the financialresources to spend two years to earn an associate degree to begin their career in one year.In 2006, MSCHE reaffirmed the college’s accreditation through 2016, the longest period possible. Thatyear, the college received The College Board’s Best Practices Award for its Academic DevelopmentalProgram, which helps students in mathematics, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills.In October 2007, the college held its first Practical Nursing Commencement and Pinning Ceremony.In April 2008, the college received the 2008 Leaders of Distinction Education Award of “The Foundationof the Delaware County Chamber.”In April of 2015, the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited thecollege to offer Associate of Science degrees. CAPTE is the only nationally recognized accreditingagency for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs.April of 2018 marked the 65th Anniversary of P.I.T.'s founding.July of 2019, the college broke ground by becoming the first regionally accredited college in the Nation tooffer a two-year degree in the field of Cannabis by offering majors in Cannabis Business and CannabisHealth Therapies.In May 2021, P.I.T. was approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to offer twobachelor-level degrees. In addition to an RN to BSN program, the College also introduced a Bachelor ofArts in General Studies. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutionalaccrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation.Over more than half a century, P.I.T. has grown from its humble beginnings in one classroom with adozen students to today’s thriving college.PA Institute of TechnologyCourse Catalog 2021-20229